Ghana Police Service debunks misunderstanding at Missiga checkpoint in Bawku over smuggled cocoa beans

The Ghana Police Service has debunked alleged rumors of facilitating the smuggling of cocoa beans at Bawku.

The Police in a statement said, it is untrue that their officers were in any way facilitating the smuggled consignments, as being claimed.

A press statement issued by the Ghana Police Service and signed by the Director of Public Affairs , ACP Grace Ansah- Akrofi, indicated that, ‘’the Police intercepted the smuggled consignment based on intelligence and were in the process of escorting the truck to the Bawku Divisional Police Command for the consignment to be handed over to COCOBOD and the culprits investigated and prosecuted by the Police in line with established protocols with Ghana COCOBOD’’.

‘’For the record, the Police recently intercepted smuggled cocoa beans on two occasions within the region, and the intercepted consignments were handed over to COCOBOD, while the suspects are currently being prosecuted by the Police,’’ the statement added.

The Regional Security Council (REGSEC) under the chairmanship of the Upper East Regional Minister, is also meeting the personnel and their leaders at the regional level to complement the efforts made at the national level.

Read full statement below: